The Truce

"Stop right there! The Demon Cave of Mount Yu is forbidden ground for our sect. No unauthorized entry!"

Fully armed soldiers of Ink Bamboo Mountain drew their bows and aimed their arrows, swords at the ready, warily watching the old man in blue robes flying toward them.

The old man had three long wisps of beard, a lean, refined face, and an elegant, unrestrained bearing. He looked as flawless as jade and gold, radiant as a god. He even carried a jade flute. His getup was outrageously flashy, and he clearly wasn't an ordinary man. His cultivation was even more unfathomable: the pressure of a peak Transformation Stage expert bore down on them, leaving the heavily armored soldiers tense under the force of his presence.

The old man didn't try to force his way through on the strength of his cultivation. He clasped his hands in greeting and said,

"I am Li Yaoshi, a rogue cultivator from the South Sea and the lord of Tan Flower Island. I'm sworn brothers with your mountain's giant. I've come on his behalf to negotiate peace and persuade the remnants of the Nangong family in Mount Yu to surrender. I have a letter from your sect's master and an order from your giant to prove it. Please inspect them."

"Persuade the Nangong family to surrender? This is a matter of great importance. Please wait a moment."

Though the soldiers clearly didn't believe him, they urgently sent a telegram to confirm with their sect.

That's right. This blue-robed island lord, Li Yaoshi, was the public identity of Li Fan's Blood God Child clone. He usually handled affairs in the South Sea on the surface, acting as the hidden backer for the mother and daughter of the Mo family.

He claimed to have come to persuade